Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The FEMA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) provides Information Technology (IT) hardware, software, and services for FEMA personnel including Identity, Credential, and Access Management (... The FEMA Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) provides Information Technology (IT) hardware, software, and services for FEMA personnel including Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM). FEMA staff use centralized identity management for access to on-premises FEMA IT systems, services, and applications. FEMA is progressively migrating IT systems and services to its Enterprise Cloud Environments to gain security, operational, and business efficiency and effectiveness outcomes to meet Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) goals. FEMA’s current Identity management solution includes the FEMA Enterprise Identity Management System (FEIMS), FEMA Access Management System (FAMS), and Microsoft Active Directory (AD), which is a database and set of services connecting FEMA users with the specific network resources they need to support the FEMA mission. The database (or directory) contains critical information on FEMA’s IT environment, including what users and computer details, as well as authorization and access privileges. For example, the database might list 100 user accounts with details like each person’s job title, phone number, password, and permissions. The services control much of the activity that goes on in FEMA’s IT environment. AD ensures each person is who they claim to be via authentication, through the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, user ID, and password they enter. AD allows the person to access only the data they’re allowed to use via specified permissions.